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THE CURVE

Schools / University of California, Santa Barbara

SOC 170J

Spring 2010 – Winter 2026 (16 terms) · 1,538 students · Source:

The curve

Share of all students who received each grade, all terms combined.

71.7%

of students got an A

0.0% withdrew

0%20%40%60%80%71.7%A23.3%B3.8%C0.5%D0.8%F0.0%Withdrew

A rate by term

Share of students who got an A in each term the course ran.

0%20%40%60%80%100%Sp2010Sp2011FaSuSp2016WiFaWiFaFaWiSp2022Sp2023Sp2024FaWi92.9%

By term, newest first

ABCDFWOther
TermStudentsA rate / distributionGPASource
Winter 202699
92.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
Fall 2024159
55.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 202486
83.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
Spring 202393
48.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2023
Spring 202298
66.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Winter 202292
54.3%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Fall 2020113
84.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020
Fall 201998
84.7%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Fall 2019
Winter 2018143
88.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Summer 2018, Fall 2018
Fall 201785
65.9%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Winter 201777
79.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Spring 201696
75.0%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2016, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Summer 201572
61.1%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015
Fall 201382
74.4%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013
Spring 201176
63.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Summer 2011, Fall 2011
Spring 201069
65.2%
—University of California, Santa Barbara grade distribution file, Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010

By instructor, highest A rate first

ABCDFWOther
Terms taught
AUSHANA C A86
83.7%
—
RIOS V M1,452
71.0%
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2 instructors. Select a name's terms to see each term separately.